2024 in Costa Rica

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Events in the year 2024 in Costa Rica.

Incumbents

President: Rodrigo Chaves Robles
First Vice President: Stephan Brunner
Second Vice President: Mary Munive

Events

4 February – 2024 Costa Rican municipal elections
29 June – Culture Minister Nayuribe Guadamuz is dismissed for giving official backing for a pride parade in San Jose without authorization from President Rodrigo Chaves Robles.^[1]
14 August – Five officials of the national child welfare agency are arrested on suspicion of trafficking migrant children for adoption.^[2]

Art and entertainment

List of Costa Rican submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

Holidays

Source:^[3]

1 January – New Year's Day
28 March – Maundy Thursday
29 March – Good Friday
11 April – Juan Santamaría
1 May – Labour Day
25 July – Guanacaste Day
2 August – Lady of the Angels Day
15 August – Assumption Day, Mother's Day
1 September – Day of the Black Person and Afro-Costa Rican Culture
15 September – Independence Day
1 December – Army Abolition Day
25 December – Christmas Day

References

^ "Mexico celebrates Pride as Costa Rica fires minister". France 24. 30 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
^ "Costa Rica arrests 5 child welfare agency officials on charges they trafficked children for adoption". Associated Press. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
^ "Costa Rica Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 19 November 2023.

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